MY GRANDMOTHER'S LOVE LETTERS

There is even room enough
For the letters of my mother’s mother,
Elizabeth,
That have been pressed so long
Into a corner of the roof
That they are brown and soft,
And liable to melt as snow.
--from My Grandma's Love Letters by Hart Crane

The Academy of American Poets is celebrating National Poetry Month with a special section on letter writing and how it has informed the work and lives of poets.  Inspired by these "epistolary poems," I took a closer look at some of the beautiful materials Mirth has for penning, or penciling, your thoughts.  This gorgeous letterpress book, Blackwing pencil (beloved utensil of many famous writers), and red inkwell sharpener inspires me to spend more time writing letters by hand.  Isn't it lovely to get an actual letter in the mail?  In an actual envelope?  There is "room enough" in the day for writing to our loved ones, and Mirth has the materials to help you pen beautiful thoughts.

-Claire for Mirth